billet-doux

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bil·let-doux (b

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)

n. pl. bil·lets-doux (b

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)

A love letter.

[French : billet, short note; see billet¹ + doux, sweet (from Latin dulcis).]

billet-doux [ˌbɪlɪˈduː (French) bijɛdu]

n pl billets-doux [ˌbɪlɪˈduːz (French) bijɛdu]

Old-fashioned or jocular a love letter

[from French, literally: a sweet letter, from billet (see billet¹) + doux sweet, from Latin dulcis]

Translations

billet-doux [ˈbɪleɪˈduː] N (billets-doux (pl)) [ˈbɪleɪˈduː] → carta f amorosa

billet-doux

n → Liebesbrief m, → Billetdoux nt (old)

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